Arthur Dam

Arthur Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Arthur Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Arthur Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.47945, 145.44207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arthur Dam

• Mount Bischoff · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~11 km · Must-see
• Savage River National Park · sanctuary · Waratah-Wynyard · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Rosebery · lake · West Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Black · viewpoint · West Coast · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Pieman · lake · West Coast · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Murchison · viewpoint · West Coast · ~49 km · Must-see
• Montezuma Falls · waterfall · West Coast · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Read · viewpoint · West Coast · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Murchison · lake · West Coast · ~56 km · Must-see
• West Coast Heritage Centre · museum · West Coast · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Julia · viewpoint · West Coast · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Dundas · viewpoint · West Coast · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Westwood · lake · West Coast · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Selina · lake · West Coast · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arthur Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Arthur Dam

• Lake Rosebery · lake · West Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Pieman · lake · West Coast · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Murchison · lake · West Coast · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Westwood · lake · West Coast · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Selina · lake · West Coast · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Dora · lake · West Coast · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Margaret · lake · West Coast · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Beatrice · lake · West Coast · ~77 km · Must-see

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